The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is utilizing the latest technology to more effectively communicate by using resources that are free to the public. This includes the Internet, instant communications such as Nixle and Alert LA County, and social media. Included are several examples.

CBIS: Community-Based Information System
CBIS is the first in the nation, one-stop shop warehouse of information with 4 distinct features. These features include ‘Find A Service’ section providing a quick locator for thousands of community resources for referrals. A ‘Build A Map’ section providing Crime and Demographic Analysis, section 8, public housing, ABC-License businesses, ATF data, banks, schools, check cashing and much more that can be mapped for quick visual location. The ‘Chart Data’ provides snapshots of community characteristics, view crime area and access to an open source Gang library with related video and documents.

162 U.S. law enforcement officers killed in 2010
A total of 162 federal, state and local law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 12 months, according to preliminary data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). This represents a dramatic increase over the 117 officer fatalities in 2009, which marked a 50-year low.

Successful Use of Online Social Media in Criminal Investigations
Too often, investigators and analysts overlook or under utilize this valuable resource. Social networking sites are virtual communities. As in any large community, criminal organizations, fraud, violent crime, and victimization exist. Investigators need to understand these communities along with the tools, tricks, and techniques to prevent, track and solve crimes. Register for March 22, 2011 On-Line Webinar now!.

Sheriff's Obligations and the Rights of Newly Arrested Foreign Nationals
The scenario of an arrest on foreign soil has played out for centuries for Americans visiting other countries and for foreign nationals visiting the U.S. The 2011 article Sheriff Magazine outlines information regarding mutual 'Reciprocity' between countries and how that benefits everyone.

About Healthy City
Healthy City is California's information + action resource for service referrals and social change. You can search for community services, research and share community data, and consult the Healthy City team for strategic advice...

Education Based Incarceration - The Ultimate Crime Fighting Tool
Education-Based Incarceration as practiced by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is a systematic effort to provide educational, vocational, and life-skills training to all inmates who qualify. Click on the link above to read the article published in Deputy and Court Officer Magazine...

Gulf States Symposium Comes to a Close
Sponsored by the State of Qatar and co-hosted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and the French National Police, the unprecedented three-day Gulf States, European, and North American Law Enforcement Symposium was truly an event of international stature...

Muslim Outreach Operation underway in Los Angeles County
he Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has assigned two of its Muslim officers to do outreach to other Muslims living and working in the southern California county. Click on the link above to read the full article provided by "American Police Beat" Magazine. ..

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will be moving its academy/training program from its current location here to the Biscailuz Center in East Los Angeles. The $21.4 million move, which is being made to centralize the department's training functions and create more efficiency, could be completed as early as spring 2012...

Sheriff's shooting range reopens
Firefighters didn't have to run for cover this week when they heard gunshots ring out from the sheriff's Biscailuz Pistol Range. Not a single bullet has escaped the range's freshly installed bulletproof wall since it opened last month, according to officials. "They really did an excellent job on the ballistic material and enclosures," said range instructor Sgt. Dave Nell...

Los Hills Station earns top policing award
The Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station in Calabasas was recognized recently as the top policing station in North America by two organizations that work jointly to help improve public safety all over the world. During a “Police Station Visitors Week” in October, 5,000 members of Altus Global Alliance and Vera Institute of Justice visited ...

Smart Screens - Modernizing access to information
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has assigned two of its Muslim officers to do outreach to other Muslims living and working in the southern California county. Click on the link above to read the full article provided by "American Police Beat" Magazine.

Annual Vehicle Tests
Providing information on test results regarding cars and motorcycles tested by, and have met the configuration of recommended police vehicles for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

LASD University
The LASD University is a consortium of colleges and universities whose mission is to provide Department employees with accessible, multi-varied learning programs that will: Enhance personal and professional growth; Promote a lifelong commitment to learning; and Enable all Department employees to better serve their community.

35th Annual IACP LEIM Training Conference & Exposition June 13-15, 2011 San Diego, CA
The IACP LEIM Conference hosts law enforcement chief executives, commanders, operational practitioners, technical developers, and industry representatives to share leading practices and lessons learned in the innovative application of technology to improve officer and public safety, enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and build enterprise-wide information sharing capabilities. This annual conference is the only law enforcement technology professional conference designed for practitioners, by practitioners.

Justice Community Links

Los Angeles County Probation Department
The Probation Department serves all the municipal and superior courts of the County. Its services to the community include recommending sanctions to the court, enforcing court orders, operating correctional institutions, incarcerating delinquents, assisting victims and providing corrective assistance to individuals in conflict with the law.

Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office
The District Attorney of Los Angeles County is the lawyer for the people, a non-partisan official who is elected every four years. The District Attorney’s Office prosecutes felony crimes throughout Los Angeles County. Deputy district attorneys also prosecute misdemeanor crimes in unincorporated areas and in 78 of the 88 County cities.

Superior Court of California - Los Angeles
Evolving from its Spanish provincial past over two hundred years ago, the Los Angeles Judicial System has grown and developed into an organization that provides services to the largest metropolitan area in the State of California. The Superior Court provides services to over 10 million residents who live and work throughout the 4,084 square miles of Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles County Public Defenders Office
The Public Defender is a law office established and funded by the County of Los Angeles. The attorneys and other staff employed by the office render legal services to individuals who are accused of public offenses, and who cannot afford to retain the services of a private attorney.

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